Today is World No Tobacco Day (31st May), this is another opportunity for smokers in Warwickshire to quit smoking and make use of the free stop smoking service available
There are over 66,000 people in Warwickshire who smoke, which is 13.9% of adults aged 18 and over in the county (Source: Annual Population Survey, Office for National Statistics 2022)
Smokers can already access free stop smoking support via the quit4good website, and Warwickshire County Council has recently improved the support to stop smoking with the introduction of the governments ‘Swap to Stop’ programme. This offers people aged 18+ who smoke access to get vape ‘quit kits’. Almost two thirds of people who use a vape, along with support from their local stop smoking service, successfully quit smoking.
Do you need help to quit smoking?
Call 0333 005 0092 or text ‘QUIT’ to 60777 to access free stop smoking support such as:
talking directly to stop smoking advisors over the phone/video call
support via text messages
virtual support group
For those of you that are seeking support to stop smoking in pregnancy, please visit the Quit4Baby website, you can also call or text the team on 07917 227 004 (standard network charges will apply)